You need to better understand your condition and choices for care. You need to improve your ability to tolerate medical treatments. And, you need to be able to carry on with everyday life.
In short, you want to feel better. This is what palliative care can do for you.
Palliative care is not the same as hospice care. The goal of palliative care is to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness – whatever the prognosis. It is appropriate for people of any age and at any point in an illness. It can be delivered along with treatments that are meant to cure you.
Palliative care is typically provided by a team that includes palliative care doctors, nurses and social workers. The team works in partnership with your primary doctor.
You have already taken the first step by visiting GetPalliativeCare.org. Explore our website to learn more about palliative care. To find which hospitals in your area have a palliative care program, search the Provider Directory.
This site is sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) and is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. CAPC provides health care professionals with the tools, training and technical assistance necessary to start and sustain successful palliative care programs in hospitals and other health care settings. Located at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, CAPC is a national organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious, complex illness.